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Here are America’s most and least educated ZIP codes

Nypost · · 527 words · By Jeanne Erickson
Educational Inequality Wealth and Education Correlation Devaluation of Higher Education
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19 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Just 1% of adults in Green Bay, Wis.,hold a college degree — making it the least educated ZIP code in the entire country”
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Web search results confirm ZIP 54307 is in Green Bay, WI and is a 'Prison Unique ZIP', which explains the low education rate, but the specific 1% figure is not independently corroborated by the provided search snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — ZIP code 54307 is located in eastern Wisconsin and covers a slightly less than average land area compared to other ZIP codes in the United States. It also has an extremely large population density.
https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/54307/
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web search NEUTRAL — ZIP Code 54307, Green Bay. Prison Unique ZIP. LocationBrown County, WI.Comparison Bar chart comparing ZIP 54307 to Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, and the U.S. for each race/ethnicity group. Chart loads …
https://www.zip-codes.com/zip-code/54307/zip-code-54307.asp
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web search NEUTRAL — ZIP Code 54307 includes many ZIP+4 Codes. Each ZIP+4 Code corresponds to a specific address or group of addresses.ZIP Code 54307 Map. This is the online map of GREEN BAY, Brown County, Wisconsin. You …
https://wi.postcodebase.com/zipcode5/54307
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“a swanky Boston neighborhood in the heart of the Seaport District... leads the nation with 95.7% of adults holding college degrees”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that Boston's Seaport District tops the nation as the most-educated ZIP code.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is also the location of the Massachusetts State House. The term "Beacon Hill" is used locally as a metonym to refer t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon_Hill,_Boston
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boston () is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. Boston has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Boston (colloquially known as Southie) is a densely populated neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, located south and east of the Fort Point Channel and abutting Dorchester Bay. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Boston
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“The findings come from American Community Survey estimates analyzed by UnitedStatesZipCodes.org, based on Census data collected between 2020 and 2024 and released in 2026”
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While UnitedStatesZipCodes.org is a real entity, the specific details about the 2020-2024 data release in 2026 are not corroborated by the general search results provided.
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web search NEUTRAL — United States Zip Codes provides a free zip code map and list of zip codes by state. Find zip codes by address, zip codes by city, or zip codes by state.
https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — Information on all US Zip codes and US zip code maps. Many tools to calculate distance between zip codes, shipping costs, zip codes radiuses etc.
https://zipcodes.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — Free ZIP Code Lookup and Finder. Lookup ZIP codes by city, address, state, county, or area code and get all the ZIP Codes.
https://www.zip-codes.com/search.asp
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“The survey examined the top 50 most educated and 50 least educated of the nation’s 41,552 active ZIP codes”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of 'analysis' rather than confirmation of the specific study parameters (top/bottom 50 of 41,552 ZIPs).
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web search NEUTRAL — Academic analysis is a systematic, methodological approach to inquiry used across scholarly disciplines to deconstruct complex ideas, texts, data, or systems. Its primary aim is to foster a deeper, ev…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analysis
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of ANALYSIS is a detailed examination of anything complex in order to understand its nature or to determine its essential features : a thorough study. How to use analysis in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analysis
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web search NEUTRAL — ANALYSIS definition: 1. the act of studying or examining something in detail, in order to discover or understand more…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/analysis
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“Short Hills, NJ (07078) — another moneyed area — ranks second at 93.5% of adults 25 and older holding a college degree”
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Two different web search results confirm that ZIP 07078 in Short Hills, NJ has a 93.5% college degree rate and ranks as the top in NJ.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 07078 ZIP code in Short Hills ranked No. 1, with 93.5% of residents holding a college degree. It was followed by 07310 in Jersey City at 89.5%.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/most-educated-zip-codes-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 07078 Short Hills, NJ: Current demographics, housing, and schools.Comparison Bar Chart ZIP 07078 to Short Hills, Essex, New Jersey, and the U.S. for each Gender (male vs female). Chart loads automatic…
https://www.zip-codes.com/zip-code/07078/zip-code-07078.asp
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web search NEUTRAL — Short Hills, NJ. Stats and Demographics for the 07078 ZIP Code.The people living in ZIP code 07078 are primarily white. The number of middle aged adults is extremely large while the number of young ad…
https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/07078/
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“the wealthy Chicago suburb of Kenilworth, Ill. (60043), lands third at 93.3%”
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Search results confirm ZIP 60043 is Kenilworth, IL, but do not provide the specific 93.3% ranking or percentage.
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web search NEUTRAL — ZIP Code 60043 in Kenilworth, IL. Home. Illinois.Comparison Bar chart comparing ZIP 60043 to Kenilworth, Cook, Illinois, and the U.S. for each race/ethnicity group. Chart loads automatically and repla…
https://www.zip-codes.com/zip-code/60043/zip-code-60043.asp
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web search NEUTRAL — 60043. Kenilworth.Illinois Zip Prefixes. ZIP Codes and ZCTAs (ZIP Code Tabulation Areas) serve different purposes. ZIP Codes are postal codes created by the USPS for mail delivery, and are not correla…
https://worldpopulationreview.com/zips/illinois
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web search NEUTRAL — ZIP Code: 60043. City/Town: Kenilworth. County: Cook. State: Illinois. ZIP TypeSome college, no degree: 71.
https://teracodes.com/zip-codes/60043/
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“Irvington, in opulent Westchester County (10533), ranked 14th nationally with 90% of adults holding college degrees”
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Search results confirm ZIP 10533 is Irvington, NY, but do not provide the specific 90% figure or national rank of 14th.
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Zip Prefixes. ZIP Codes and ZCTAs (ZIP Code Tabulation Areas) serve different purposes. ZIP Codes are postal codes created by the USPS for mail delivery, and are not correlated to geographica…
https://worldpopulationreview.com/zips/new-york
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web search NEUTRAL — New York ZIP Codes is the range from 00501 to 14925. This state is located in United States of America (USA), North America.For more details on the list of 2208 Postal codes or ZIP codes in New York (…
https://www.zipcode.com.ng/2022/06/list-of-new-york-zip-code…
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web search NEUTRAL — East Irvington, Irvington On Hudson. Stats and Demographics for the 10533 ZIP Code. ZIP code 10533 is located in southeast New York and covers a slightly less than average land area compared to other …
https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/10533/
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“Jersey City’s ZIP code 07310 cracked the top 25 at 89.5%”
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Multiple search results confirm ZIP 07310 in Jersey City has an 89.5% college degree rate and is among the top in NJ.
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web search NEUTRAL — Here are the top 10 most educated zip codes in New Jersey, along with the percentage of residents with a college degree. 1 Short Hills 07078 93.5%. 2 Jersey City 07310 89.5%.
https://nj1015.com/top-educated-zip-codes-nj/
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web search NEUTRAL — ZIP Code 07310 has 17,536 residents and 8,201 households (average 2.12 persons per household). The median age is 30.3 years, significantly younger than the state (39.9) and significantly younger than …
https://www.zip-codes.com/zip-code/07310/zip-code-07310.asp
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web search NEUTRAL — Similarly, in most ZIP codes on this list — each the most educated in its state — the five-year average unemployment rate among the 25 to 64 year population is lower than the comparable jobless rate a…
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2021/09/16/most-educate…
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“Newport Coast, Calif., (92657) boasts 87.8%, good for No. 50 in the country”
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“Kincheloe, Mich. (49784) followed at 2%”
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“Brickeys, Ark. (72320) rounded out the bottom three at 3%”
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“Approximately 89% of metro areas experienced an increase in the percentage of population 25 years and over with a bachelor’s degree or higher when compared to the 2015-2019 period”
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“a 2024 Pew study found that only 22% of US adults believe a four-year degree is worth the price tag if you have to take out loans”
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“In New York State, 49.6% of adults 25 and older have a four-year degree or higher”
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“an upscale pocket of the Upper East Side (10065) posted an 87.3% rate”
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“nearby Lenox Hill’s 10075 trailed slightly at 87%”
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“Park Slope’s 11215 taking the No. 20 spot”
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“Brooklyn Heights’ 11201 arriving at No. 28”
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“Ray Brook (12977), near Lake Placid in Essex County, posted just 2.8% of adults age 25 and older with a college degree”
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